Answer : A Quagga is shorter than a Rhinoceros
The average height of a Quagga is 130 cm, (4 ft, 3.2 in ) while the average height of a Rhinoceros is 165 cm, (5 ft, 5 in )
Name | Name:Quagga | Name:Rhinoceros |
Height | Height:130 cm, (4 ft, 3.2 in ) | Height:165 cm, (5 ft, 5 in ) |
| * Extinct - ranged from 125 to 135cm | * Indian Rhinoceros - ranges from 147 to 193cm |
Weight | Weight:275 kg, (606 lbs) | Weight:1750 kg, (3858 lbs) |
Top Speed | Top Speed:n/a | Top Speed:56 kph, (35 mph) |
Lifespan in Wild (years) | Lifespan in Wild (years):18 | Lifespan in Wild (years):35 |
Description | Description:Quaggas were a subspecies of zebras, but are now extinct due to hunting by European settlers in the late 1800's. Like Okapis, they had partial zebra markings. They had the same striping at the head and neck and part way down their middles. The stripes faded around the middle of the animal, and disappeared all together at the rear. The last of its kind wasdied in 1883 at Amsterdam Zoo. | Description:The Indian Rhinocerus lives in India, Northern Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Assam. It has one horn, composed of keratin. It is a grey animal with armor-like folds surrounding its body. |
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Name:Rhinoceros |
Height:165 cm, (5 ft, 5 in ) |
* Indian Rhinoceros - ranges from 147 to 193cm |
Weight:1750 kg, (3858 lbs) |
Top Speed:56 kph, (35 mph) |
Lifespan in Wild (years):35 |
Description:The Indian Rhinocerus lives in India, Northern Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Assam. It has one horn, composed of keratin. It is a grey animal with armor-like folds surrounding its body. |
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